The calendar

November 18, 2013

EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing no later than one week before the event. Send to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855.

Tuesday

Early Bird Zumba - at 6 a.m. at Dance Zone in Marquette with instructor Alex Holley. Open sessions are $4 per person or $20 for six sessions. Call 236-1457.

Clinic Services - HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, family planning, and breast and cervical cancer screening from 8:30 - 4 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Call 475-7844 for an appointment. A WIC Clinic will be held from 8:30 - 4 p.m. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.

Substance Abuse/Addiction Support Group - held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in Group Room 2 of the Neldberg Building at Marquette General Hospital. The group is for family/friends of a loved one with substance abuse/addiction issues. Call 225-3985.

Homework Night - for area youths offered 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, Marquette. Any child, grade 1-12 is welcome. The program is free of charge and includes mentors, school supplies, computers, snacks and fellowship. It follows the Marquette Area Public Schools calendar. Parents and other volunteers are welcome. For more information call 225-1119 or go to marquettelutherans .org.

Sibling Silly - from 6 - 7:30 p.m. children ages 3-8 will learn what new babies do, how to help mom and dad, and their role as a big brother or sister.They will practice safe ways to hold and care for a baby and also how to change diapers! The Cost is $10 per family or free with Childbirth Preparation Registration.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Early Bird meeting from 7-8 a.m., First United Methodist Church in Marquette. Handicapped accessible. Call AA Hotline at 249-4430. For a complete AA meetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.

Clinic Services -HIV/AIDS counseling and testing from 8:30 - 4 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Call 475-7844 for an appointment. A WIC Clinic will be held from 8:30 - 4 p.m. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.

Karate Tots at the YMCA of Marquette County. The class is designed for youth from 3 1/2 to 5 years, on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The class will run until Dec. 18 and is taught by Master Joyce Tredeau. For more information, call 906.-227-9622.

Storytime ABC's - a storytime for 2 & 3-year-olds and a loving adult, from 10 -10:30 a.m., in the Children's Room of the Peter White Public Library.

Heart of the City Prayer Gathering - non-denominational prayer group offered noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, in the Light House Christian Book Store, Marquette. For more information, call Chuck Tooman at 869-9343 or Lois Forrester at 226-3641.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 1p.m. at the Bonanza restaurant, Marquette. A representative from the K I Sawyer Heritage Air Museum will speak on museum activities and events. A business meeting will follow with Oct. reports and officer elections.

World Politics - discussion group meets 2-4 p.m. first/third Wednesdays at the Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore in Munising.

PWPL's Teen Advisory Board will meet at 4:15 p.m. in the Shiras Room, Peter White Public Library, Marquette. The TAB is open to all students in Grades 9 to 12 who would like to meet new people, talk about books and movies, gain volunteer experience, and help plan teen library events.